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Signs and Symptoms of Weight Gain
If you've ever noticed your pants feeling a little bit tighter, or your shirt becoming more snug around your stomach, chances are you're gaining weight. Although minor fluctuations of 1 to 2 pounds per day are normal in most people, a consistent rise in weight for an extended period of time is a cause for concern.
Causes of Obesity or Weight Gain
The most common cause of weight gain is consuming too much fat and not doing enough exercise to burn off the excess calories. What typically leads us to gain weight and become obese are imbalances in the mind and body:- Physical Imbalance: stored toxins in our digestive tract can drain our energy and cause us to eat stimulating foods such as sugar that can lead to weight gain.
- Nutritional Imbalance: eating foods that don't provide the body with the essential nutrients that it needs to function optimally.
- Mental and Emotional Imbalance: indulging in excess food is often used to overcome uncomfortable feelings in our daily lives, such as stress and anxiety.
Other less common reasons for weight gain include the following:
- A genetic predisposition to store excess calories as fat.
- Dieting, which slows our metabolism since the body thinks it is starving, causing us to easily gain weight when we begin eating again.
- Medications, such as birth control pills or anti-depressants, are known to cause weight gain.
- Fluid retention, which can be caused by heart, liver, or kidney disease. This sort of weight gain requires the attention of a doctor.
Home Remedies and Natural Cures for Weight Loss
Lose Weight Using Apple Cider Vinegar
Many people have found that Apple Cider Vinegar is a wonderful
natural remedy for weight loss. Some research suggests that apple cider vinegar increase our metabolism, which
helps us burn more calories even when we are resting. Therefore a simple weight loss home remedy is the following:
- Mix 2 teaspoons of organic apple cider vinegar to 16 oz. of water.
- Take a few sips of this mixture throughout the day (don't drink it all at once).
Drinking Fruit Smoothies to Promote Weight Loss
A daily fruit smoothie for breakfast is a fantastic way to restore balance and promote weight loss.
By choosing the right ingredients, you can easily create a drink which provides a total infusion
of essential vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein, and fatty acids that also tastes delicious and prevents food cravings.
An excellent smoothie can be created by mixing the following ingredients in a blender until smooth:
An excellent smoothie can be created by mixing the following ingredients in a blender until smooth:
- 1 cup of rice milk
- 1 cup of soy milk
- 1 cup of orange juice
- 1 banana
- 4 strawberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 tablespoon of aloe juice
- 1 tablespoon of concentrated black cherry juice
- 1 teaspoon of raw, organic bee pollen
- 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil
Exercise to Promote Weight Loss
One of the best ways to promote weight loss is by becoming active and exercising for at least 30 minutes per day.
Brisk walking, jogging, biking, or using indoor machines such as elliptical bikes are excellent ways to burn off excess calories.
Adding some weight training to your exercise routine is also highly recommended, since increasing
muscle mass helps to increase our metabolism, which allows us to burn more calories while we are at rest.
Regular exercise also helps to reduce stress and depression, which are both common causes of weight gain.
Note: if you have not exercised regularly for a while, it is best to consult your doctor before beginning a new training program.
Note: if you have not exercised regularly for a while, it is best to consult your doctor before beginning a new training program.
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Reader Comments
Posted by Jawairia on Jun 19 2009 19:43:46
Hi Seema,
Coconut Oil taste can be masked by adding it to milk shake or mixing it with your favourite salad dressing.
Posted by Jay on Jun 19 2009 19:18:44
Hi Sandra,
ACV is a great remedy for losing weight by burning fat and calories. The scientific explanation of this action of Vinegar lies in the fact that it can absorb the food fat before it reaches to abdomen for digestion. There these food particles are disintegrated into smaller pieces and get assimilated with the body mass, providing the energy for carrying out the various metabolic activities. Since a major chunk of this food is already absorbed, excess carbohydrates cannot get accumulated as body fat. You can always take a tablet of ACV supplement before every meal if you don't like the taste of ACV in water. It WORKS!!
Posted by sandra w. goodman on Jun 19 2009 17:15:27
does this really work?
2 tsp. of apple cider vinegar w/16 oz. of h20 and drink thru out the day?
will you lose fat?
Posted by seema on Jun 05 2009 05:00:39
cocunut oil is having very bad taste how can we drink it can somebody help me?
Posted by seema on Jun 05 2009 04:58:03
cocunut oil is having very taste how can anyone drink it.can onyone help me plz.
Posted by Bernadette on Apr 06 2009 13:02:52
First thing in the morning have warm water with limejuice and honey excellent for weight loss
Posted by yahiya on Mar 28 2009 00:23:49
Drink warm water add 2 spoon of white honey or normal honey in it and take in empty stomach in morning before break fast. hope this may help in losing ur weights
Posted by DeeDee on Feb 24 2009 16:35:21
yes as a matter of fact,I have the coconut oil,but i only use it on my hair....i will start taking it shortly.The vinegar i also heard is very good.I will try that for weigth loss and let you know
Posted by amina on Feb 01 2009 19:18:03
coconut oil can bought from any asian/indian grocery store.
eat less pasta, noodles,rice. drink 2 glasses of water or very diluted drink on empty stomach before any meal as this helps you eat less, plenty of exercise or even jogging in you living room/garden. raise ur arms up while you are running forward+raise them down while you are running backwards(living room exercise only)always remember to be happy. i followed these and lost 7lb in 2 weeks. hope it helps
Posted by Sheila on Jan 19 2009 22:01:55
I think I am noticing a difference in the short time that I have used apple cider vinegar. I\\'m not sure where to get coconut oil.
Posted by Melanie on Jan 11 2009 18:43:13
taking a tablespoon of coconut oil twice a day (or putting that amount in a smoothie and other recipies) will make you lose weight. it works like magic, i swear.
also, avoiding potatoes and wheat will make you lose more, and keep it off. high fructose corn syrup is a no-no as well, and diet products, since they are both designed to make people gain weight.
Posted by Diane on Jan 05 2009 22:51:07
WATER IS GOOD FOR WEIGHT LOSS, HOWEVER, IF YOU INCREASE YOUR WATER INTAKE YOU ALSO HAVE TO INCREASE YOUR SALT INTAKE OR YOU WILL GET BAD LEG CRAMPS.